GRE Word List

EMISSARY

one designated as the agent of another : representative

The meaning of the word emissary is one designated as the agent of another : representative.

Random words

WordMeaning
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
jaunta usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure
paroxysma fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion
wreakbring about
atrocitya shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation
elucidateto make lucid especially by explanation or analysis
queerdiffering in some way from what is usual or normal : odd
sluran insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
expertisethe skill of an expert